9/12/2021 Steelers @ Bills Post Game thread

[Hapless Bills Fan]

3 minutes ago, BillsFan1 said:

The Bills were in control of the game.   Then McDermott gave the Steelers good field position twice.   Once on the 35 and once on the 50.   That turned the game.   Try the field goal from the 35.   Bass has a big leg.  If he makes it, that gives the Bills a big boost.   The one from the 50, punt the ball deep.   Make Pittsburgh go the length of the field.

 

And the blocked punt was horrendous at the professional level.

 

McDermott needs to own up to the loss and start believing in the process instead of trying to be a hero with his "go for it  Coach" calls.

 

The players on the other side are good too.   Coach smart.   Terrible game from Mcdermott

 

Some truth to this take

[AlCowlingsTaxiService]

36 minutes ago, auburnbillsbacker said:

Why?  The Bills were the better team. More yards.  More 1st downs.  More time of possession.  Sometimes the better team loses. 

Did you actually watch the game, or just look at a stat sheet?

[Mr. WEO]

1 minute ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

I think every team knows this but the pool of available OL players is shrinking every year because college guys are all playing in spread offenses.  Really having a mobile qb with a good arm like allen is the best way to overcome that 

 

 

How did that work today?

[klos63]

17 minutes ago, astb41 said:

Honestly this kind of loss feels like a good early season wake up call. Don’t get caught in the hype. Work. Trust the process.  We have not arrived so don’t act like we have. Let’s put a good 3 weeks together and head into KC and Tenn with a revamped mindset.

 

still sucks ass losing a game we should’ve won.

Well, you certainly are in midseason form with all those cliches used in one paragraph. But that's why they play the games, any given sunday.

[Roundybout]

Just now, Mr. WEO said:

 

 

How did that work today?

 

Would be nice if we used that mobility on rollouts to get him away from Ingram and Heyward. 

[That's No Moon]

5 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

That’s really my beef - we got multiple holding penalties called, while they seemed to be holding a lot.

Maybe it’s ooaching and we need to be more clever about what we do

Maybe Dion Dawkins should have done something to not end up in the hospital this summer which clearly and obviously has led him to not be ready to play the type of football he is capable of playing. He needs to sit until he's ready. He was Bobby Hart bad today.

[JaCrispy]

The thing the Bills need to put them over the top is a top all-purpose RB to take the pressure off Allen, and a game wrecker on D...those 2 positions and we win the SB...

[popcornpam]

8 minutes ago, Dan said:

 

And find a way to pressure the opposing QB.  Sitting back in soft zones is a sure way to let a good team back in the game

Exactly. McD is going to live and die with that. 

[Hapless Bills Fan]

1 hour ago, Steelz said:

Great game Buffalo, I originally planned to come back here and trolls yinz but..  I won't. It was a great game and I honestly thought you'd pull it out. Good luck the rest of the season, I honestly have a ton of respect for your team. Great game!

 

You guys were the better team today.  Your DL looks like it’s going “Bud who?” and not missing Tuitt at all.

 

Congrats on the win and good luck!  Just beat the ***** out of the Brownies 2x, K?

[Maine-iac]

Also like to add that we needed to stop calling gimicky QB runs.  Just call a pass and let Allen escape up the middle if we need a QB run.  Definitely needed to throw the ball or head up field.  Running sideline to sideline against the Steelers was not the answer.

[Steptide]

Maybe today's game was our Cardinals game last season. A good wake up call

Just now, Maine-iac said:

Also like to add that we needed to stop calling gimicky QB runs.  Just call a pass and let Allen escape up the middle if we need a QB run.  Definitely needed to throw the ball or head up field.  Running sideline to sideline against the Steelers was not the answer.

Was there a single play action pass today? Play calling was 🤮

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

5 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

 

How did that work today?

Lol it didn't work today because we didn't execute well...its not like the running game is automatic either 🤣

[Roundybout]

3 minutes ago, JaCrispy said:

The thing the Bills need to put them over the top is a top all-purpose RB to take the pressure off Allen, and a game wrecker on D...those 2 positions and we win the SB...

 

Hopefully Rousseau turns into that guy. Today was promising IMO. 

[Bferra13]

4 minutes ago, JaCrispy said:

The thing the Bills need to put them over the top is a top all-purpose RB to take the pressure off Allen, and a game wrecker on D...those 2 positions and we win the SB...

Why? We wouldn't use him. The rb that us. 

Edited September 12, 2021 by Bferra13

[Meatloaf63]

11 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

 

No more obvious than it was after the AFCC game last year.  This unit picked up exactly where it left off......getting their genitals handed to them.

Couldn’t agree with you more. I don’t want to overreact, but after watching the first half of Cleveland KC, we are in no better shape to get to the SB than last year, we treaded water, got a year older. How disappointing. This team is not set up fir a Super Biwl run. Good defenses or bad weather Or Daboll can shut this offense down at will. And our defense isn’t good enough to control or win a game on a regular basis. Oh we’ll have our occasional offensive blow out against teams that can’t execute a 4 man rush, but that’s about it… Sad realization…

[entropyrules]

My takes

 

First a big caveat..its an opening season game and those week one games always seem to end with some wonky results so it won't be for another several games to determine whether the deficiencies are a one-off or the Achilles heel of the Bills

 

1. The Steelers game plan and coaching was simply superior. they did a lot of "feeling out" in the first half to see what worked and what didn't. The Bills seemed like they were running with a "sand-lot" football approach.

 

2. The Bills D line is still a problem. They faced an O line with 2 rookies and 4 of the 5 linemen were new to the lineup. Yet they were just bad at getting to Pitts QB on critical plays and couldn't stop Harris when it counted.

 

3. The O line was bad - the only excuse I see here is the Steelers D line and linebackers are pretty good so they make any O line look mediocre.

 

4. The "homer" in me questioned a lot of the penalties. The O line hold calls on the Bills were all mostly legit. What I couldn't understand is the same calls were not being made against the Steeler's O-line. 

 

If they end 1-3 (can't even contemplate 0-4) after the first four games I think we'll see the same sort of issues rear their ugly heads in those games and just trying to get a wild card birth will be difficult.. 3-1 or 2-2 they probably have a legitimate shot at the division title. I think the latter records are more probable but the again this is the Bills.

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

2 minutes ago, Bferra13 said:

Why? We wouldn't use him. The rb that us. 

I think a lot of it had to do with the opponent...I will join the crowd complaining about how pass heavy we are in the future if it continues.  The only possible weakness on that pit defense is the secondary. 

[Maine-iac]

2 minutes ago, Steptide said:

Maybe today's game was our Cardinals game last season. A good wake up call

Was there a single play action pass today? Play calling was 🤮

Defense is holding the Steelers to a 3 points and we lead by a TD lets give them the ball on downs 2 times in a row and see how the defense likes that.  That second 4th and 1 where he threw it backwards was just utter garbage.  If you can't run for 1 yard between Singletary or Allen you have problems and barring that we have one of the best groups of receivers in the NFL how the hell can we not get a yard ...... throw it backwards 5 yards and spot the defense 6 yards before the guy even starts running that's how.

[Meatloaf63]

23 minutes ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

I mean running the ball up the middle for a one yard gain on second down is just shooting yourself in the foot too so you have to call the plays that give your team the best chance to win and with our team against the steelers that results in a lot of passes.  As a fan we can criticize everything after the fact our job is easy 😁

As a coach don’t make your day so hard with stupid decisions. That cuts both ways. The play calling and the execution was not good enough, this team in all areas was not prepared to do its job today… Who’s fault is that?

[That's No Moon]

7 minutes ago, Steptide said:

Maybe today's game was our Cardinals game last season. A good wake up call

Was there a single play action pass today? Play calling was 🤮

You can't call play action unless you run the ball effectively. My beef was the lack of even one screen pass.